NY Physicians Outraged at Congress’ Inaction on Medicare
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“It was bad enough that the original end of the year Congressional package didn’t fully stop the steep Medicare cuts that our nation’s dedicated physicians will face in 2025,” MSSNY President Dr. Jerome Cohen says. “Now, due to political shenanigans and political pandering over the last 24 hours, our seniors may face even worse patient access to care issues in 2025 if Congress were to pass the latest Continuing Resolution announced this afternoon that fails to stop ANY part of this stunningly unfair cut.
“Clearly, the needs of our patients and our healthcare system are irrelevant compared to scoring political points. Congress needs to again go back to the drawing board and make sure that they FULLY stop the Medicare physician pay cut before the end of the year. Our patients are depending upon it.” Read more.
